unable to copy/paste in mingw shell

Question

I just installed MinGW on Windows and I\'m unable to copy/paste as I am used to on Linux or even PuTTY. What is the trick for copying and pasting text (e.g. from chrome) into Mi

Answer 1

[Alternative] For MINGW64 (mintty 2.7.9) terminal in Windows 10, you can enable "Ctrl+Shift+letter shortcuts" to perform copy with (Ctrl+Shift+c) and paste with (Ctrl+Shift+v).

To enable the feature:

1. right-click command window
2. Click on 'Keys'
3. Check the box for 'Ctrl+Shift+letter shortcuts'

When you vi/vim into a file:

• To copy: highlight the portion you want and click 'y'
• To cut: highlight the portion you want and click 'd'
• To paste: Ctrl+Shift+v